Fierce Fatty Podcast with Vinny Welsby

Nancy Pelosi recently fat-shamed Trump. Trump is a horror show of a human being, but one thing about him that isn't bad? His weight. Literally there are hundreds of ways to take down Trump and him being fat is not one of his personal failures. But...is it ever ok to fat shame? What if you do it nicely because you're concerned about loved-ones health? What if someone thin shamed you? What if the fa...

People say to me all the time "Victoria, I wish I could be confident like you, but I can't do it!" I tell them "of course you can!" but they don't believe me. In this podcast episode I talk about that BS belief that people hold that are incapable of being confident and loving their fat body because they are just not that type of person or are particularly ugly or fat or (insert another BS lie you...

Has your partner confessed that weight gain is a turn off for them? Or do you just know they have a preference for your body to be smaller rather than bigger? A long term ex-partner of mine told me that he was less attracted to me because I had put on a little weight. In this episode, I tell you that story and also what to do if this happens to you (or you fear it'll happen!). Episode show notes:...

This is part 2 of 2 of my domestic abuse story. We left off last episode where the violence was just beginning. If you missed the last episode, go back and check that out first before listening to this one. A reminder about the trigger warning: violence, sexual abuse, alcoholism, self-harm, and mention of suicide. This episode gets a lot heavier as my ex begins to get more abusive. There are some...

I want to talk about domestic abuse today and my experience with it. I was in an abusive relationship for over 2 years and I feel compelled to tell my story in detail in part because domestic violence is at critical levels with the lockdowns. A massive trigger warning on this episode, I talk about: emotional abuse, violence, sexual abuse, alcoholism, financial abuse, forced dieting and mentions of...

Is embracing your body just an excuse to give up on your health? Is fat positivity or body positivity advocating for people to be unhealthy? What do you say to a fat person who is unhealthy due to their weight? I answer all these questions and a listener question in this episode. Plus a Covid-19 fat health update. CW: mention of the O words throughout. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.co...

Can you be a vegetarian/vegan and be an intuitive eater? Isn't that just another diet? Aren't vegans just people with restrictive eating patterns or eating disorders? Can you keep your food ethics and be an intuitive eater? Find out in this podcast episode :) Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/026 Why Intuitive Eating Isn't Working for You: https://bampowlife.kartra.com/page/4CU66 Me C...

I've gone from extremely low self-esteem to get to a place where I KNOW I am worthy and gorgeous and a-ok just the way I am today. With that gigantic shift has come many changes in my life; good, bad and just plain weird. Hear about them in today's episode and let's compare notes on some of the things we have experienced with low and high self-esteem. PLUS I spill some juicy cringy dating stories...

COVID-19 is a traumatic event for lots of the world and one big reason is food insecurity and the impacts of that. I grew up in poverty as a child and so we literally had food scarcity and I also lived in a fatphobic, pro-weightloss household and so there were the added confusing food beliefs around that too....which a lot of people experience. Having a history of dieting, a disordered relationshi...

I have a super special podcast episode for you today! I would be remiss if I didn't talk about the shit show that is COVID-19 and so here is an episode to help you cope with all of the fatphobic memes, all of the WhatsApp messages from your mum telling you that if you put a cucumber up your bum you won't get sick, all of the weird feelings around food and your body. Phew, it's A LOT to cope with r...

The belief "fat is bad" is an opinion you've been brainwashed into believing...it's not actually a fact! Because of these bogus messages you've been hearing all your life you have been convinced to hate your body. You now have to decide to change and start believing new ideas of what is acceptable, attractive and worthy. In this episode, I will teach you how to do that, let's do it! Episode show n...

Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/021 Biggest Loser article (CW: O Words): https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/health/biggest-loser-weight-loss.htm l Patience and Prudence, Tonight You Belong To Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20In-EWFOhc

What is it exactly that confident people do? Do they have secret superpowers that can only be replicated with witchcraft and sorcery? In this episode I'm going to share the things that confident people do on the regular that make them stay confident so that you can copy those behaviours and thoughts to increase your own self-esteem. Fat positive memes IG account: https://www.instagram.com/fatposit...

My TEDx Talk: http://fiercefatty.com/tedx My Blog Post on Good Fatty/Bad Fatty: http://fiercefatty.com/blog/how-to-be-a-good-fatty-from-your-bad-fatty-friend

What if you're genuinely dieting for health reasons? You have a condition and your doctor told you that you NEED to lose weight? What's the solution? PCOS, type 2 diabetes, sore knees? Listen in to this episode to learn how to navigate complicated topics. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/017   Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even I...

A listener question is answered in this episode! Are you thinking about stopping dieting and starting with intuitive eating? Are you really nervous about putting on weight because of that fact? Then you need to check out this episode for my techniques to reframe this and some new ways to look at having a fat body. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/016 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps...

TW: Depression, suicide, trauma, sexual abuse, alcoholism, domestic violence. Struggling with mental health issues can be a common and complicated thing for those who live in marginalized bodies. In this episode I talk about my history with trauma, depression and what worked for me when everything else seemed to fail. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/015 Learn more about EMDR: https:...

There are 2 big reasons why people struggle with intuitive eating. If you're battling to feel confident, calm and joyful around food then you need to check out this episode to understand what could be going wrong for you and work to fix it.   Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/014   Intuitive Eating Breakthrough Workbook: https://bampowlife.kartra.com/page/4CU66 Sofie Hagen, Happy Fat...

TW: mention of BMI. Ready to get mighty mad at the injustice that is fat fertility and pregnancy? In this episode I have my first ever guest, Nicola Salmon who is a fat-positive and feminist fertility coach and author of "Fat and Fertile." Nicola make me want to throat punch someone (a fatphobic dr?) with all the realities that fat humans face in the fertility and pregnancy world. You'll love this...

"New year, new you!" Chances are you've been hearing this phrase a lot of the last few weeks. There are loads of diet adverts around and it can be tempting to consider trying one last new magical program that will finally make you thin. But if there is a little voice that is telling you that this year is going to be different for you then tune into this episode where I am giving some resolution su...

This episode is for people who have ever been children, it's for people who have contact with children or those who are parents or caretakers. I answer a listener question on how to help fat kids love themselves. Learn how to not massively f*ck up children in this episode and if you don't have kids you can use this information to reparent yourself as an adult. Episode show notes: http://www.fierce...

Content Warning: Use of the "O Words" throughout the episode. What's the deal with using the word "fat?" Why not use a word that is nicer? Or medical words like "ov*rw*ight" or "ob*se?" Lemme break it down including why the Body Mass Index (BMI) scale is total bullshit.   Episode show notes: https://www.fiercefatty.com/010   FOLLOW:  Website:  http://fiercefatty.com/ Instagram:  https://www.instag...

I don't love my fat body and I don't know whhhyyyy! Have you ever said this? If so, you need to check out the 5 massive reasons why you're not able to get to a place of body acceptance.   Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/009   FOLLOW:  Website: http://fiercefatty.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fierce.fatty/ Facebook: fb.me/fiercefatty Twitter: https://twitter.com/fiercefat...

A lot of people get angry about this topic and the reason (most of the time) is that they don't understand what thin privilege is and when they realise they may have it they get defensive and say "but I don't have thin privilege because I don't like my body!" Let me clear up the confusion once and for all and share why having thin privilege doesn't actually make you a bad person, surprize!   Episo...